Anna Watkins

  • Anna Watkins
    Anna Watkins
  • Sport
    Rowing
  • Medals
    • Gold 1
    • Silver 0
    • Bronze 0
  • Country
    Great Britain
  • Date of Birth
    13 February 1983
  • Height
    6' 0" (1.83m)
  • Weight
    172lbs. (78kg)
  • Age
    30
  • Gender
    Female
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Schedule & Results

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Dates and times are in BST.
Time Event Type Sport Event Stage Match
30/07/2012 10:20 Rowing Women's Double Sculls Heats See Results
03/08/2012 12:10 Medal/Final Rowing Women's Double Sculls Final See Results

Anna Watkins Biography

Olympic medallist Anna Watkins partners veteran Katherine Grainger for Great Britain in the double scull at London 2012. Following a successful career in the juniors, Watkins moved to the senior double scull in 2006. Alongside Annabel Vernon she won the World Cup series in that year, and after a change of partner won bronze at the 2007 World Championships. Glandular fever disrupted her preparations for Beijing, but she made the final and picked up a bronze in an agonisingly close finish - with the three medalling teams separated by just two tenths of a second. Silver followed at the 2009 World Championships, before Watkins teamed up with three-time Olympic medallists Grainger in 2010. The pair won gold in the double scull at that year’s World Championships and were named female crew of the year, before successfully defended their title in 2011 - leading the race from start to finish. A World Cup series win in 2011 cemented their status as the favourites for gold in London, although Australia and Poland will provide strong competition.

Country Gold Silver Bronze Total
1 United States 46 29 29 104
2 China 38 27 23 88
3 Great Britain 29 17 19 65
4 Russia 24 26 32 82
5 South Korea 13 8 7 28
6 Germany 11 19 14 44
7 France 11 11 12 34
8 Italy 8 9 11 28
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